Shout out to MPS for letting people use their lots!

If you've been downtown, its no surprise that parking can be scarce...add to that three feet of snow in the past month, and we've got an even bigger headache.

When there are snow plowing operations the rules are on the EVEN days you park on the EVEN sides of the street, and on the ODD days of the week, you park on the ODD side of the street. Keep in mind that parking signs take precedence - meaning if its an EVEN day and there's a NO PARKING sign on the even side, you can't park there. Make sense?

BUT THERE'S NO PLACE TO PARK!!!

Yes there is. And its OFF THE STREET.

I bet you're wondering - WHERE?

I'm glad you asked. That's why you came to this blog, right? check this out - direct from the Milwauke Department of Public works:

When a "Snow operation" is declared, MPS desgnates many of their parking lots for public use. There are some rules you must follow, of course.

So make sure CLICK HERE and bookmark the page, as they update it regularly.

Seriously. They update that ish regularly.

MPS has agreed to make the following locations available for parking during DPW Snow Operations,from 7:00 P.M. - 7:00 A.M.

Cass Street Playground1620 N Cass Street

Fratney Street School3255 N Fratney Street

Milwaukee Parkside School2969 S Howell Ave.

Hartford Avenue School2227 E Hartford Ave.

Lincoln Ave School1817 W Lincoln Ave.

Longfellow School1021 S 21st Street

Maryland Avenue School2418 N Maryland Ave.

Riverwest Elementary School2765 N Fratney Street

tfw you find a parking spot!!

City-owned lots are also available for parking during a DPW Snow Operation with a night parking permit:

MPS has agreed to make the following locations available for parking during snow emergencies, from 7:00 P.M. - 7:00 A.M. and designated cleanup periods.

Wedgewood Park Multiplex6506 W Warnimont Ave.

Rufus King Middle School2760 N 1st Street

Parkside School of the Arts2969 S Howell Ave.

Milwaukee French Immersion2360 N 52nd Street

Clark Street School2816 W Clarke Street

Fratney School3255 N Fratney Street

Lloyd- Barbee School4456 N Teutonia Ave.

Humboldt Park School325 S Adams Street

LaFollette School3239 N 9th Street

Lee School921 W Meinecke Ave.

Lincoln Ave School1817 W Lincoln Ave.

Longfellow School1021 S 21st Street

Maryland Ave School2418 N Maryland Ave.

Mitchell Street School1728 S 23rd Street

Morgandale School3635 S 17th Street

Zablocki School1016 W Oklahoma Ave.

Riverwest Elementary School2765 N Fratney Street

Trowbridge School1943 E Trowbridge Street

Wheatley School2442 N 20th Street

Gwen T Jackson2130 W Center Street

Cass Street Playground1620 N Cass Street

Make sure you keep tabs on the CITY OF MILWAUKEE website and know that this stuff is subject to change. Sucks to be at the mercy of the city, but they get to make the rules and we just have to hope they COMMUNICATE those rules to us and we can all get along. Wouldn't that be nice?

Happy shoveling. And remember - we're less than 30 days away from SPRING...It doesn't make it any easier, but there's light at the end of the tunnel.